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单词 attrition
释义
attrition
noun[U]
uk
/əˈtrɪʃ.ən/us
/əˈtrɪʃ.ən/
formal
graduallymaking somethingweakeranddestroyingit,especiallythestrengthorconfidenceof anenemybyrepeatedlyattackingit:
（尤指给敌人的力量或自信造成的）消耗，损耗，削弱
Terroristgroupsand thegovernmenthave beenengagedin acostlywarofattrition since 2008.自2008年以来，恐怖主义组织和政府之间一直在进行两败俱伤的消耗战。
businessUS
(UKnatural wastage)
areductionin thenumberofpeoplewhoworkfor anorganizationthat isachievedby notreplacingthosepeoplewholeave
自然减员
US
(UKwastage)
thepeoplewholeaveaneducationalortrainingcoursebefore it hasfinished:
中途辍学者
The high attritionrateson thedegreeprogramsare acauseforconcern.学位课程的高辍学率令人担忧。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making less strong
  • abate
  • abatement
  • adulterate
  • adulterated
  • adulteration
  • decline
  • enervate
  • enervating
  • enfeeble
  • enfeebled
  • evisceration
  • fade
  • melt
  • relieve
  • sink
  • tottering
  • turn to jellyidiom
  • wane
  • waste away
  • watersomethingdown
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Retiring & resigning
Students & pupils
(Definition ofattritionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

attrition| American Dictionary

attrition
noun[U]
fml
us
/əˈtrɪʃ·ən/
agradualreductionin thenumberofpeoplewhoworkfor anorganizationthat isachievedby notreplacingthose wholeave:
Most of thejoblosseswill come through attrition.
(Definition ofattritionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

attrition| Business English

attrition
noun[U]
uk
/əˈtrɪʃən/us
HR
areductionin thenumberofemployeesin acompanymade by notreplacingthose wholeave,ratherthanforcingpeopletoleavetheirjobs:
Themajorityofjobswill go throughnaturalattrition.
Staffattritionratesare high.
Compare
natural wastage
MARKETING
areductionin thenumberofpeoplewhobuyaproductorservice, forexamplebecause ofitsage,increasedcompetition, etc.:
Weaimtominimizetherateofcustomerattrition.
(Definition ofattritionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofattrition

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Second, the high rate of follow-up participation reduces the risk of bias due to selectiveattrition.
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Attritionwas not an end in itself, but a means to an end.
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It is possible that these decreasing scores are due to performance issues, rather than anattritionof underlying competence or knowledge.
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The reason for theattrition(death/other) was not significantly associated with age.
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Inconclusive studies covered diverse interventions and were characterised by poor reporting, weak study design, highattritionrates, and small or unrepresentative samples.
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There were no significant differences inattritionrates at sixth and eighth grades related to peer status or aggression at third grade.
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Each group of mice was assayed for early phaseattritionby skin or skin and lung recovery; and for late phaseattritionby liver perfusion.
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Furthermore, comparison of participants and the eligible population show that sampleattritionis an unlikely source of confounding in this investigation.
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The late phase of parasiteattritionoccurs between days 6 and 14.
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The inclusion of these variables in the regression analyses adjusts for the bias introduced by selectiveattritionon these variables.
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Theattritionof the dyadic relationships within the sample was examined.
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Extended nonlinear calculations exhibit recurrence, in some cases, andattritionof the vortex by repeated wave amplification, steepening, and breaking in others.
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Languageattrition, our topic here, refers to the gradual forgetting of a language by individual attriters, persons who are experiencingattrition.
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Dentalattritionlevels suggest a broader and flatter age profile for the pendants than for the soldiers, with a significantly higher mean age.
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Duration analysis is the best model for theattritiongame that characterizes presidential nominations over the past three decades.
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